Sussex Police's fight against crime is co-ordinated along tackling seven key target areas.

These priorities focus on violent crime, hate crime, burglary and road deaths.

They also include reducing levels of recorded crime overall and increasing detection rates.

The following lists the Operational Priorities for 2001/2002, as set out by Sussex Police Authority.

Operational Priority 1: To reduce the level of recorded crime and increase the percentage of recorded crimes detected.

Operational Priority 2: To reduce the number of burglaries of people's homes and increase the percentage detected.

Operational Priority 3: To reduce the number of violent crimes and increase the percentage detected.

Operational Priority 4: To reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in road crashes.

Operational Priority 5: To reduce the number of vehicle crimes and increase the percentage detected.

Operational Priority 6: To reduce the number of people who become repeat victims of crime.

Operational Priority 7: To improve performance in the service we provide to people who telephone Sussex Police.